Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome (TS)... is evident at every level, from behavior to molecules, and it has soundly rebuffed every effort to view it otherwise... Perhaps no single investigator is more responsible for bringing a deeper awareness of TS to our field than is Dr. James Leckman. In this comprehensive text, Martino and Leckman embrace the complexities of TS, engaging a world-class group of clinicians and scientists to update us on its various clinical presentations, likely etiologies, diagnostic strategies and multimodal treatments, closing with a section describing important community-based resources for TS patients, families, educators, scientists and clinicians. This is an invaluable source text on Tourette Syndrome, and a primer on how to understand complex neuropsychiatric phenotypes, for readers in Psychiatry, Neurology and Pediatrics, from trainees to senior practitioners. -- Neal R. Swerdlow, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego Davide Martino and James Leckman have done a superb job in bringing together authoritative authors and have set the contemporary agenda for treatment and study of Tourette syndrome. Comprehensive and critical reviews of the evidence are presented with fresh thinking spanning the whole range from molecular biology to classroom management. Clinicians and investigators will want to turn to this book, to the benefit of our patients. -- Dr. Jeremy S. Stern, Neurologist and Honorary Medical Director, Tourettes Action, Surrey, UK This seminal volume covers all relevant aspects (and more) concerning TS and will set standards for many years to come. Several chapters include case vignettes which makes for an easy and practical read. Especially interesting are the Questions for future research which conclude each chapter and will surely pave the way for much of the relevant science that needs to be conducted on TS over the next ten to twenty years. Also, the fact that the TS research and clinical community now spans the globe is well reflected by this book and should inspire hope in all TS sufferers and their families. Overall, I am confident that this volume will become an invaluable resource for myself and my colleagues, both in specialist and non-specialist settings. Highly recommended and much applauded. -- Andreas Hartmann, MD, Department of Neurology, H pital de la Piti -Salp tri re, Paris, France Tourette Syndrome is a comprehensive multi-author book relevant to the understanding and management of people with Tourette syndrome. The book covers all aspects of Tourette syndrome including clinical phenomenology, co-morbidity, pathophysiology, therapy and support... provides in depth analysis and updates on genetics, neurochemistry and neuroimmunology, but also provides equal priority to the practicalities of management including family support and psychoeducation. The 'balance' of the book is excellent, and demonstrated by the therapeutic sections that discuss the merits and challenges of pharmacological and surgical approaches, but also the exciting and emerging psychological and behavioural therapies. The excellent editorial tone is apparent... This book is a 'Tour de force' in Tourette syndrome, and a must-have for people who care about this disorder. -- Russell C. Dale, Paediatric Movement Disorder Service, Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Australia This is probably the most comprehensive, important, and valuable book ever written on Tourette syndrome. The editors and ... contributors ... have done a marvelous job indeed. --Biz India